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method and he alone has opposed even with 

 blows the laws proposed by M. L. Ferrari, 

 deputy, who increased the succession tax on 

 inheritances in the indirect line.** 



Socialism has thus no more interest in 

 preaching republicanism than it has in 

 preaching atheism. To each his role, that is 

 the law of division of labour. The struggle 

 against atheism is the business of science ; 

 the establishment of the republic has been, 

 and will be, the action in the different 

 countries of Europe of the bourgeoisie itself, 

 conservative or radical. All that is history 

 marching towards socialism, whilst individuals 

 are unable to hinder or retard the succession 

 of the phases of the moral, political and 

 social evolution. 



* English readers will readily supply from their own 

 experience substitutes for the names of the Italian poli- 

 ticians referred to here. ED. 



